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Forum: Gender equality

"What should a company do when its internal policies prohibit gender discrimination and promote gender equality, yet local cultural, legal or business norms permit and promote discrimination against women within some of the countries where it operates?"

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  1. Should companies invest in countries where is sanctioned by the state and reinforced?

    Under the due diligence principle, I believe that companies could justify investing in countries where gender discrimination is endemic to the...

    Started by Victoria, 13-01-2012 07:08 PM
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    13-01-2012 07:08 PM Go to last post
  2. The headscarf ban – how does this impact Muslim women living and working in Europe?

    The Islamic headscarf is one of the most prominent and well-recognised religious symbols around the world. In the last decade and in the ‘war against...

    Started by GabySethi, 15-09-2011 04:39 PM
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  3. Ensuring de-facto equality of men and women

    Companies may consider developing and adopting a specific gender equality policy explicitly recognising both the negative and positive dimensions of...

    Started by Rasmiya Kazimova, 22-06-2010 03:30 PM
    affirmative action, cedaw, discrimination, equality
    • Replies: 1
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    22-07-2011 10:46 AM Go to last post
  4. Violence against women: in extreme cases, do companies have a duty to take action?

    I recently came across this disturbing article, and it begs the question - under what circumstances (if any) are companies obliged to protect their...

    Started by kpizzle, 12-07-2010 04:02 PM
    algeria, domestic violence, violence against women, workplace discrimination
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    06-06-2011 03:00 PM Go to last post
  5. Women, girls and investors

    A report "Investing In Girls' Education" was published in September 2009 by the CSR Initiative of the Harvard Kennedy School. Programs like the UN...

    Started by Katharina Hermann, 06-01-2011 04:40 PM
    education, girls' rights, women's empowerment
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    11-03-2011 01:31 PM Go to last post
  6. Dealing with Customary Law

    I would like to raise the issue of how companies might deal with the reality that, even with the existence of gender-equality laws or gender-neutral...

    Started by itarrida, 28-06-2010 02:39 PM
    africa, customary law, discrimination, fgm, land tenure law
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    28-06-2010 02:39 PM Go to last post

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